JPH0749954Y2 - Decoction - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a decoction device capable of efficiently decoctioning Chinese herbs and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional decoction device for Kampo medicines, there is a decoupling application filed by the applicant in Japanese Patent Application No. 2-73495. In this product, the lid of the heating container has a double structure with a hollow inside, and water and Chinese herbs are put in the heating container and heated by a heater, and when the water boils, the vapor is formed at the bottom of the lid. Introduced into the hollow portion from the reflux hole, while returning the water cooled and condensed there through the reflux hole into the heating container again,
When the boiling becomes intense, excess steam is detected by the steam sensor to control the energization of the heater.

[0003]

However, in this type of brewer, when the water in the heating container boils, the herbs are scattered with the splashes and adhere to the inner wall of the heating container.
Therefore, not only is the inner surface of the heating container dirty and it is difficult to see the state of extraction of the herbs, but the herbs adhering to the inner walls of the heating container do not come into contact with water, so the active ingredient is not poured out, and the extraction efficiency deteriorates. Was there.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, in which the herb adhering to the inner wall of the heating container is returned to water, the active ingredient is efficiently poured out, and the inner wall of the heating container is washed to extract it. The purpose is to make it easier to see.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, the present invention provides a decoctioner in which a heater is provided at the bottom of a heating container and the top is closed by a lid, and the inside of the lid is an empty space, and the bottom of the empty space has a center. Is high and the circumference is low, and a reflux hole communicating with the inside of the heating container is provided in the peripheral portion of the bottom surface, and an exhaust hole communicating with the outside air is provided on the upper surface of the void.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the decoction device 1 of the present invention. In this decoction device 1, reference numeral 2 is a main body, a heating plate 3 is provided on the upper surface, and is heated by a heater 4 attached to the lower part thereof. A connector 5 is provided on the side of the body 2.

Reference numeral 6 denotes a heating container, and the heating container 6 has a container body 7. The container body 7 is preferably made of transparent heat-resistant glass so that the extracted state of the contents can be seen.

A handle member 8 is attached to the back of the container body 7. A vapor sensor 9 is attached to the upper end of the handle member 8, and the lead wire of the vapor sensor 9 passes through the inside of the handle member 8 and is connected to a connector 10 at the lower end of the handle member 8. Then, the heating container 6 is set to the hot plate 3
The connector 10 is adapted to be coupled to the connector 5 of the main body 2 when properly placed on the top.

Next, 11 is a lid fitted in the upper opening of the container body 7. The lid 11 has a double structure including an inner lid 12 and an outer lid 13, and a space 14 is formed between the inner lid 12 and the outer lid 13.

The inner lid 12 forms the bottom surface of the cavity 14, forms an inclined surface having a high central portion and a low peripheral portion, a vapor hole 15 is bored at the highest portion thereof, and a reflux hole is provided at the peripheral edge portion. 16 are formed.

The outer lid 13 has an inner periphery 12 on the outer periphery thereof.
And an exhaust hole 17 is formed in the rear part thereof.

The space 14 of the lid 11 is opened at the rear end of the lid 11, and when the lid 11 is fitted in the heating container 6, the open portion fits in the upper end of the handle member 8. The steam sensor 9 attached to the handle member 8 is exposed in the space 14.

[0014]

In order to use the Chinese medicine decoction device 1, herbs and water are put in the container body 7 of the heating container 6 and the lid 11 is fitted. Then, the heating container 6 is placed on the heating plate 3, the connector 10 is connected to the connector 5, and the switch is turned on. As a result, the heater 4 generates heat to heat the water in the container body 7 and extract the active ingredient of the herb.

Thus, the temperature of the water in the container body 7 rises,
When it begins to boil, the steam enters the cavity 14 through the steam holes 15. Then, the lower surface of the outer lid 13 is touched, cooled, condensed, and recirculated into the container body 7 through the recirculation hole 16 again.

By forming irregularities on the inner surface of the outer lid 13, the steam is strongly cooled and condensation is promoted.

When the boiling becomes intense and the cooling by the outer lid 13 cannot be overtaken, the steam is exhausted through the exhaust hole 1 as shown by the arrow.
Emitted from 7. The steam sensor 9 detects steam in the middle of the process, and the heat generation of the heater 4 is stopped.

When the heating of the water in the container body 7 is stopped and the generation of steam is reduced, the steam sensor 9 is cooled and the heater 4 is energized again to restart heating.

In the present invention, as described above, the bottom surface of the cavity 14 of the lid 11 forms an inclined surface having a high central portion and a low peripheral portion, and the circulation hole 16 is formed at the peripheral edge thereof.
When the steam that has entered the void 14 condenses therein, the condensed water flows along the upper surface of the inner lid 12 toward the peripheral edge along the slope, and from the reflux holes 16 formed in the peripheral edge to the container body 7.
Reflux into.

At this time, since the peripheral edge of the inner lid 12 of the lid 11 is close to the inner surface of the container body 7, the water flowing out from the reflux hole 16 flows down along the inner surface of the container body 7.

Therefore, water boils in the container body 7,
Even if the herb is scattered and adheres to the inner surface of the container body 7, the adhered herb is washed away by the water flowing down along the inner surface of the container body 7 from the reflux hole 16 and returns to the water.

[0022]

According to the present invention, therefore, the herbs scattered by boiling of the content liquid do not adhere to the inner surface of the container body 7 and the adhered herbs immediately return to water. Is not wasted and is efficiently extracted, and the inside of the container body 7 is not hidden by the attached herbs, so that the extraction state can be easily confirmed.

In the present invention, it is preferable to form the steam hole 15 at the highest portion of the inner lid 12 as in the above-mentioned embodiment, but this is not always necessary, and even if the steam hole 15 is not provided, the steam is a recirculation hole. It is possible to break into the void 14 from 16.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a central longitudinal sectional view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Decoction (Chinese medicine decoction) 4 Heater 6 Heating container 9 Steam sensor 11 Lid 14 Vacancy 16 Reflux hole 17 Exhaust hole

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A heater (4) at the bottom of the heating container (6).
In the decoctioner where the top is closed with the lid (11),
The inside of the lid (11) is formed as a void (14), the bottom of the lid (11) is inclined with a high center and a low circumference, and a reflux flowing into the heating container (6) at the peripheral edge of the bottom. Hole (1
6) is provided, and an exhaust hole (17) communicating with the outside air is provided on the upper surface of the empty space (14).