JPH0736955U - Infusion container in automatic tea dispenser - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Objective] In an automatic tea supply machine, it is intended to obtain a brewing container capable of brewing and steaming by simplifying the structure. [Structure] In an automatic tea supply machine having a plurality of tea leaf containers and a metering / discharging section at the bottom, the tea leaves outlet and a hot water supply outlet juxtaposed to the tea leaves outlet are located below the upper and lower parts of the inner net to discharge them to the bottom. With a hole, the discharge hole is opened and closed by linear movement of the brewing container to extract the active ingredient and brew tea with aroma and flavor.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to improvement of a brewing container in an automatic tea dispenser.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 Conventionally, there are automatic tea dispensers that select a desired tea leaf from a plurality of tea leaves, and quantitatively pour an appropriate amount of hot water to obtain the tea water. There are some which obtain a better aroma and flavor by dipping and steaming (soaking in an appropriate amount of hot water to extract the active ingredient of tea leaves more).

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, in the above-mentioned conventional ones, particularly when tea leaves are steamed and brewed, it is necessary to first soak the tea strainer containing the tea leaves in the hot water of the brewing container for so-called brewing, and then pour a suitable temperature of hot water to brew the tea. For this reason, the process of raising and lowering the tea strainer and putting it in the brewing container must be provided, which complicates the operation part, increasing the cost of the tea supply machine and increasing the time required for tea supply. is there .

[0004] Therefore, the present invention is to improve the drawbacks of the above-mentioned conventional ones, in which the tea is brewed with the brewing by moving in the front-back direction without moving up and down the brewing container capable of brewing, and the tea is discharged. Is also made easy.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 For that purpose, in an automatic tea dispenser that selects a plurality of tea leaf containers and one of the tea leaves to be stored in these tea leaf containers, discharges a fixed amount of water through a metering unit, pours hot water into it and brews tea, A container for receiving tea leaves discharged from the measuring unit, which is located below the tea leaf outlet and the hot water supply port juxtaposed to the tea outlet, and is fitted with a mesh net for partitioning the upper and lower parts in the middle of the inside and A discharge hole and a valve that opens and closes the discharge hole by moving the container are provided.

[0006]

[Action]

 With the above configuration, if you select a predetermined tea leaf in the automatic tea dispenser and press an instruction button (not shown), you will get an appropriate amount of tea from the bottom of the container containing the predetermined tea leaf as usual. The leaves are weighed and fall into the infusion container. This container is located below the drop port and the hot water supply port leading to the hot water tank side by side, and since the inner middle is divided into upper and lower parts by a mesh net, tea leaves are stored in the upper part and then an appropriate amount. When hot water (hot water and water are mixed and discharged so as to have an appropriate temperature) is poured over the tea leaves, the tea leaves are steamed in the brewing container for a predetermined time and then moved to the bottom of the container by moving the container. The valve at the bottom opens, and the tea rectifying container at the bottom is sucked into the beverage cup to be used for beverage. (To make a large amount of tea, open the discharge hole of the brewing container during the steaming process to open the tea. It is also possible to let the tea brew by letting it flow down into a rectifying container.).

After brewing a certain amount of tea, if the brewing container is moved by changing the movement in the opposite direction, the reversing metal fitting provided in the traveling direction of the brewing container is locked to the reversing bar, and the reversing bar is the center. The brewing container is turned over, the edge contacts the tool, and tea leaves are released from the inside of the container. Then, the brewing container returns to its original position and prepares for the next drop of tea leaves. Will be done.

The linear movement of the infusion container can be performed by driving the rack and a pinion motor that meshes with the rack, and these are determined by a predetermined energizing circuit.

Therefore, the brewing container is made by moving forward and backward on a predetermined straight line and does not go up and down, and since the brewing container is formed by dividing the inside into upper and lower parts by a strain net, the tea strainer and the brewing container By separately brewing and steaming the tea leaves by storing the tea leaves in the brewing container for a certain period of time without preparing separately, it is possible to improve the extraction of the active ingredient of the tea leaves and the aroma and flavor.

[0010]

【Example】

 This invention will be described in detail with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings. (1) shows the whole automatic tea supply machine, and a plurality of tea leaf containers (2). (2). (2). A hot water tank (not shown; a water tank (26), a tea leaf outlet (6), a hot water supply port (7), and a brewing container (8), which are arranged from the bottom of the tea leaf container (2) to the measuring and discharging part (3). ), And a tea rectifying container (11) for supplying tea to the beverage container is provided below the brewing container (8), and a tea-rattle container (27) is provided below the inverted brewing container (8 ″). .

Each of the tea leaf containers (2) contains various tea leaves (for example, sencha, hojicha, black tea), a screw for discharging a fixed amount by rotation is provided at the bottom, and a measuring lid (at the end discharge port). 4) is formed, and this measuring lid (4) drops a fixed amount of tea leaves into the hopper which reaches the tea leaf outlet (6) by the solenoid (5). The dropped tea leaves fall into the brewing container (8). A water tank (26) juxtaposed with the tea leaf outlet (6) and a hot water supply port (7) flowing out from the hot water tank open.

A brewing container (8) located below the tea leaf outlet (6) and the hot water supply port (7) has a strain net (9) fitted and fixed in the middle of the inside, and is placed on the strain net (9). The tea leaves falling from the tea leaf container (2) are received. A discharge hole (19) is opened at the bottom of the leaching container (8) (FIG. 2) and is closed by a steaming valve (16) made of an elastic material such as rubber. The steaming valve (16) is axially attached to the outside of the leaching container (8) via a valve return spring (21) so as to move up and down the valve lever (14) connected to the steaming valve (16), and the other end of the valve lever (14). A protrusion (18) is formed on the valve body, and the protrusion (18) is brought into contact with a valve opening / closing tool (15) constituting an inclined portion attached to the main body so that the protrusion (18) can be moved together with the movement of the infusion container (8). . The valve return spring (21) acts to press the projection (18) at the end of the valve lever (14) against the valve opening / closing device (15).

A reversing metal fitting (10) having a locking claw is formed at a traveling direction (downward direction in FIG. 2) for reversing the upper edge of the leaching container (8). The leaching container (8) is pivotally mounted so as to be able to be integrally inverted, and this is engaged with the inversion lever (12) provided in the traveling direction. Reference numeral (20) is a fixture in which the brewing metal fitting (8) is inverted and the upper edge thereof abuts, and this contact causes the teat to be inverted and the tea shavings on the strainer net (9) of the leaching container (8) downward, the tea slag container It falls toward (27). Reference numeral (13) is a spring for moving the inverted leaching container (8) to the original state by moving it in the opposite direction depending on the inversion position. One end is connected to the inversion metal fitting (10) and the other end is connected to the support rod (17). . (22) is a guide.

Since this embodiment is constructed as described above, first, at the position where the rotating shaft of the reversing metal fitting (10) is (A), the steaming valve ( 16) When the tea leaves (2 to 8 g) of the selected type are placed in a closed state from above and are supplied from above from above onto the strainer net (9), the water tank (7) feeds the water tank ( 26) and hot water from the tank are mixed to form an appropriate amount of hot water at an appropriate temperature, which is poured from the hot water supply port (7) onto the leaching container (8). In this state, the tea leaves are steamed for a predetermined time (10 to 30 seconds) to extract the active ingredient, give the scent and the flavor to the tea leaves, and then move in a direction opposite to the reversing direction for a predetermined distance, that is, the brewing container ( 8) is moved only to the position (8 ') by the engagement of the pinion and the rack integrated with the reversing metal (10) (position of FIG. 2.B).

By the movement of the leaching container (8) to the position (8 ′), the valve lever (14) attached to the bottom of the leaching container (8) moves to the position (14 ′) and the protrusion (18). ) Is located at (18 '), and the protrusion (18) abutting on the inclined valve opening / closing device (15) causes the valve lever (14) to be axially attached to the outside of the leaching container (8). The steaming valve (16) connected to 14) acts to pull down the steaming valve (16), and the steaming valve (16) opens the discharge hole (19) of the leaching container (8). Then, the tea which is leached from the tea leaves and has a good aroma and flavor falls into the tea rectifying container (11) and flows down into the drinking cup.

The brewing container (8) after the tea has flowed down is moved by the drive of the pinion that engages with the rack in the reversing direction after a predetermined time, and the reversing metal fitting (10) and the reversing bar (12). ) Is reversed by the engagement (FIG. 2.C), and the tea powder is dropped on the tea powder container (27). As the infusion container (8) moves in the reverse direction, the valve lever (14) releases the elasticity of the valve return spring (21) (Fig. 2) and the contact of the projection (18) with the valve opening / closing device (15). Along with this, the discharge hole (19) at the bottom of the brewing container (8) is closed again by the steaming valve (16) to prepare for the next supply of tea leaves.

Water is supplied to the water tank (26) from the supply port (24) through the water supply pipe (23), and the conduction pipe (25) is connected to the water tank (2). 6) It is a pipe for supplying water.

[0018]

[Effect of device]

 As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to brew tea while steaming tea leaves by linearly moving the brewing container that divides the inside by a mesh net in a straight line. It has an excellent effect that the infusion time can be shortened and the active ingredient can be fully extracted to infuse tea with good aroma and flavor.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional front view of an automatic tea supply machine.

FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional front view of a main part.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Automatic Tea Supplying Machine 2 Tea Leaf Container 3 Measuring / Discharging Section 4 Measuring Lid 5 Solenoid 6 Tea Leaf Outlet 7 Hot Water Supply Port 8, 8 ', 8 "Leaching Container 9 Strainer Net 10 Inversion Metal Fitting 11 Tea Rectification Container 12 Inversion Lever 13 Inversion Spring 14,14 'Valve lever 15 Valve opening / closing tool 16 Steaming valve 17 Supporting rod 18 Protrusion 19 Discharge hole 20 This tool 21 Valve return spring 22 Guide part 23 Water supply pipe 24 Supply port 25 Conducting pipe 26 Water tank 27 Brown container

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. An automatic automatic brewing method in which a plurality of tea leaves containers and one of the tea leaves contained in these tea leaves containers are selected, a fixed amount is discharged through a measuring unit, and hot water is poured into the tea leaves to brew tea. In a tea dispenser, a container for receiving tea leaves discharged from the measuring unit, which is located below the tea leaf outlet and the hot water inlet juxtaposed with the tea outlet, and is fitted with a mesh net that divides it vertically into the middle. A leaching container having a discharge hole and a valve that opens and closes the discharge hole by linearly moving the container on the bottom.