JPH0430979Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial application field] This invention is mainly based on a strainer used when making drip coffee.More specifically, coffee powder is placed in a strainer bag, and boiling water is poured from the top of the strainer to drip coffee. It is related to a strainer that can be used.

The strainer of the present invention uses a disposable strainer bag and is ideal for making drip coffee at home or at work, but it can also be used as a strainer for oolong tea, black tea, green tea, etc. .

[Conventional technology]

For example, in order to obtain delicious coffee with a rich flavor, the temperature of the water and the way it is poured are important points. It is important to devise ways to extract the components of the coffee powder while expanding and steaming it evenly. Therefore, it is ideal to pour the molten metal according to the following procedure. That is, first, pour an appropriate amount of boiling water slowly and gently to evenly moisten the entire coffee powder and steam it, then increase the amount (speed) of pouring, and gradually pour in the water near the end. Slow down the pouring speed (amount). Moreover, it is ideal that the coffee liquid from which the components have been extracted as described above is dripped under as natural an atmosphere as possible.

By the way, conventionally, in coffee shops and the like, a support device with a ring of an appropriate size formed on the upper end and a cloth straining bag (this bag can be washed and used repeatedly) are used.
The opening of the bag is expanded, the upper edge is folded back into a ring, the folded part is tied with a string, the bag is attached to a support, the coffee grounds are poured into the bag, and boiling water is poured from the top of the bag. A container placed at the bottom collects the coffee liquid dripping from the grains of the cloth to make coffee.

According to this method, the above-mentioned requirements can be satisfied, so that delicious coffee with rich flavor can be made.

However, this method can be adopted because it uses a cloth straining bag, and if a disposable straining bag made of filter paper is used, it is impossible to apply the above technique as is.

Therefore, conventionally, as a coffee dripper (strainer) using a disposable strainer bag, the one shown in Fig. 11 has been generally used. To explain with reference to the figure, 1 is a container shaped like an inverted cone and has an open top end, and the bottom of the container 1 has a plate shape so that the container 1 can be placed on top of a coffee cup 2. The configured mounting table 3 is integrally formed, and the container body 1
An arbitrary number of small holes 5 are bored in the bottom plate 4 of the 6
is a handle protruding from the outer wall surface of the vessel body 1. Reference numeral 7 indicates a straining bag made of filter paper or the like with an open top end, and 8 indicates coffee powder.

The conventional product is constructed as described above, and the straining bag 7 is housed in the container body 1, and an appropriate amount of coffee powder 8 is placed in the bag 7.
The container 1 is placed on the cup 2, and hot water is poured onto the coffee powder 8 from the upper end of the bag 7 to make drip coffee.

[Problem that the invention attempts to solve]

According to the above-mentioned conventional product, drip coffee can be easily made. However, on the other hand,
The conventional products mentioned above have problems in the following aspects, even though they have been improved.

(a) In the conventional product, a strainer bag 7 is placed inside the container 1, coffee powder 8 is placed in the bag 7, boiling water is poured from the top to extract the components of the coffee powder, and this coffee liquid is poured into the bottom plate of the container 1. 4 is configured to drip into the cup 2 from the small hole 5,
Hot water will be poured into the vessel 1. Therefore, even if you pour hot water while adjusting the pouring amount (speed), the hot water will evenly infiltrate the entire coffee grounds, and the coffee grounds will not be steamed evenly. 1
The inside becomes like a bathtub of coffee liquid. As a result, this becomes a factor that reduces the flavor of coffee.

(b) In the conventional product, the periphery of the straining bag 7 is covered with the inner wall surface of the vessel body 1, so that dripping does not occur in a natural atmosphere. Therefore, this point also becomes a factor that impairs the flavor.

(c) In the conventional product, the hot water drips through the small hole 5 while contacting the inner wall surface of the vessel body 1, so there is a problem that the temperature of the hot water decreases.

The object of the present invention is to provide a strainer that can solve all of the problems mentioned above with respect to the conventional products.

[Means for solving problems]

The structure of the present invention for solving the above problems will be explained using FIGS. 1 to 7, which correspond to the embodiments. Freely formed mounting frame board 12
A strainer bag 1 is placed on the edge of the pouring spout 13 on the bottom surface of the
5, a strainer body 11 formed by fixing the upper opening edge 15a of the strainer body 11, a hanging opening 20 which is opened at the front of the plate-like body 18 and opened so as to allow the straining bag 15 to hang down; The peripheral edge of the mounting frame plate 12 is engaged with the upper and lower surfaces of the mounting frame board 12, and the mounting frame board 12 is inserted into and out of the front part of the plate-like body 18 to hold the mounting frame board 12. A holding frame 1 having an engagement holding groove 21 formed as shown in FIG.
7 is horizontally supported on a suitable support 22.

[Effect of invention]

The present invention configured as described above operates as follows. When the mounting frame plate 12 of the strainer main body 11 is inserted into the holding groove 21 from the front opening 19 of the holding frame 17, the straining bag 15 hangs down from the hanging opening 20, and the mounting frame plate 12 is inserted into the holding groove 21. so that it is held between the
It is held stably and reliably. (See Figure 6). In this state, an appropriate amount of coffee powder is put into the bag 15, and a coffee cup 24 is placed in the lower part of the bag 15.
Then, when the hot water is poured gently and slowly from the spout 13 onto the top of the coffee grounds, the hot water evenly infiltrates the entire grounds and expands the grounds. Next, as the amount (rate) of pouring water is gradually increased, the ingredients are extracted while the coffee powder is steamed.
The coffee liquid turns into a cup 24 from the bottom of the bag 15.
Drip coffee is obtained.

〔Example〕

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 7 show a strainer showing one embodiment of the present invention. In these figures, 11 indicates the strainer body, and the strainer body 11 has a spout 13 in the center and a ruled line (fold line) 1 in the center.
A mounting frame plate 12 formed by performing step 4 so as to be foldable in two.
The upper end opening edge 15a of a straining bag 15 made of filter paper or the like is fixed to the edge of the pouring spout 13 on the lower surface by adhesive or the like. The size of the bag 15 mentioned above is
Amount of ground coffee for one serving, i.e. for one person
It is determined appropriately to accommodate the number of people. Further, from a cost standpoint, paper or thin plastic plates are suitable as the material for the mounting frame board 12. The bag 15 has an opening edge 15a fixed to the lower surface of the frame plate 12 with both side edges facing in the direction of the ruled line 14.

Furthermore, the reason why the placing frame 12 is provided with ruled lines 14 so that it can be folded in two from the center is that the bag 1
This is to make it easier to fix the strainer body 11 to the frame 12, and also to make handling such as packaging easier by folding the strainer body 11 in half (see Figure 5).

Reference numeral 16 indicates a mounting device, and the mounting device 16 is a plate-shaped body 18.
A hanging opening 20 is opened at the front so that the straining bag 15 is allowed to hang down, and a frame plate is formed so that the periphery of the hanging opening 20 is engaged with the upper and lower surfaces of the above-mentioned placement frame board 12. 12 as a plate-shaped body 18
A holding frame 17 is horizontally supported on a suitable support 22, and is provided with an engagement holding groove 21 formed to be able to enter and exit freely from the front part (opening 19 side) to hold the frame plate 12. In this embodiment, a support rod of an appropriate length is used as the support body 22, and the end of this support rod is erected on the base plate 23, and the upper end of the support rod and the holding frame are 17 is fixed horizontally to constitute the mounting device 16.

The rack 16 described above is different from the strainer main body 11 (the main body 11 is disposable) and is used repeatedly.
Suitable materials include wood and plastic.

In this embodiment, the mounting frame plate 12 of the strainer main body 11 is shown as having a rectangular shape.
This frame board 12 can be arbitrarily changed to a round shape, an elliptical shape, etc. In that case, the shape of the hanging opening 20 and the holding groove 21 of the holding frame body 17 of the mounting device 16 is also changed to the shape of the mounting frame board 12. It is best to form it so that it corresponds to the shape.

The strainer of this embodiment is constructed as described above, and the mounting frame plate 12 of the strainer main body 11 is held in the holding groove 21 as shown in the sixth figure, and the coffee cup 24 is set. is positioned at the bottom of the bag 15 and placed on the base plate 23 (see FIG. 7). Then, drip coffee is made by putting an appropriate amount of coffee powder into a bag 15 according to the quantity, pouring boiling water into the top of the bag while controlling it, and dripping the coffee liquid from the bottom of the bag 15 into the cup 24.

By the above method, delicious coffee with rich flavor can be obtained.

FIG. 8 shows another embodiment of the present invention.
In order to simplify the explanation, parts having the same functions as those in the drawings of the above embodiment are given the same reference numerals, and detailed explanation thereof will be omitted. In this embodiment, a rectangular support rod is used as the support body 22 of the mounting device 16, and engagement grooves 25 formed in an endless shape in the horizontal direction on the outer wall surface of this support rod (support body 19) are provided at appropriate intervals. An arbitrary number of support rods are engraved on the base plate 24.
It is configured to be removably fitted and erected on top. Further, an engagement notch groove 26 that engages with the engagement groove 25 is formed in an appropriate portion of the holding frame 17, and this groove 26 is removably engaged with the engagement groove 25. The holding frame 17 is configured to be horizontally supported at a desired height. The rest of the structure, including the strainer body, is exactly the same as the above embodiment.

When configured as in this embodiment, as shown in FIG.
Since the direction can be changed 90 degrees and supported at the same time, multiple cups (up to 4 cups) can be made at the same time. Furthermore, as mentioned above, the size of the straining bag 15 of the strainer main body 11 differs depending on the number of people, but when configured as in this embodiment,
The height of the holding frame 17 can be freely changed depending on the size of the bag 15 and set on the support 19.

10A and 10B show another embodiment of the support 19. In this embodiment, a round support rod is used as the support 19, and in FIG. It is formed into an endless rectangular shape along the outer wall surface of the support rod, and in FIG.

The structure shown in FIG. 10A of this embodiment can be used in the same manner as that shown in FIG. It can be held in all 19 directions.

[Effect of idea]

According to the present invention, the following main effects can be expected.

(a) Place the mounting frame plate 12 of the strainer main body 11 on the mounting device 16.
Since it is set by being engaged and held in the engagement holding groove 21 of the holding frame 17, the setting can be performed easily and quickly.

(b) Since the mounting frame plate 12 is formed so that it can be folded into two parts from the center, it is easy to fix the strainer bag 15 to the frame plate 12, and it is also convenient to package the strainer body 11, etc. become.

(c) If the mounting frame plate 12 is made to be foldable in two, the above b.
Although there are advantages such as, on the other hand, there is a disadvantage that the frame plate 12 is easily broken when the frame plate 12 is held.
The present invention is configured so that the frame plate 12 is held between the engagement and holding grooves 21 of the holding frame 17, so that the strainer main body 11 can be held reliably and stably.

(d) Unlike conventional products, in which the strainer bag is housed inside the vessel, this product is constructed so that it is suspended in the natural atmosphere and hot water is poured into it, so there is no accumulation of hot water inside the bag, unlike in conventional products. The hot water evenly moistens the entire coffee powder, expands it, and extracts the ingredients while steaming, which naturally drips from the bottom of the bag, making it possible to make flavorful coffee.

(e) Unlike conventional products, the hot water drips directly into the cup from the bottom of the bag without coming into contact with the inner wall of the container, eliminating the problem of the water temperature dropping.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figures 1 to 7 show one embodiment of the strainer according to the present invention, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of the entire strainer, Figure 2 is a side view of the strainer body, and Figure 3 is the figure 2. of-
4 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view showing the fixed portion between the strainer bag and the mounting frame plate; FIG. 6 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view showing the engaging and holding groove of the holding frame. , Fig. 7 is a side view showing the usage state, Fig. 8 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 9 is a side view showing the usage state, and Figs. 10 A and B show the mounting device. FIG. 11 is a plan view showing different embodiments of the support, and a longitudinal sectional view showing a conventional strainer. 11... Strainer main body, 12... Placement frame board, 13
...Pouring spout, 14...Ruled line, 15...Straining bag, 1
6... Mounting device, 17... Holding frame body, 18... Plate-like body, 20... Hanging opening, 21... Engagement holding groove, 22
...Support.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A strainer main body having a pouring spout in the center and an upper opening edge of a strainer bag fixed to the edge of the pouring spout on the lower surface of a mounting frame plate formed so as to be foldable in two from the center; A hanging opening is opened in the front of the shaped body and the straining bag is made to hang down, and the periphery of the hanging opening is engaged with the upper and lower surfaces of the placing frame plate, and a placing frame plate is provided. A mounting rack formed by horizontally supporting a holding frame body provided with an engagement holding groove formed so as to be able to enter and exit from the front part of the plate-shaped body to hold the mounting frame plate, horizontally on a suitable support. A strainer characterized by being composed of a container and a strainer.