JPH08173320A - Lid of storage vessel for beverage production device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To realize extremely good sanitation and excellent heat insulation by providing an open/close plate which opens and closes an opening at the center of a lid provided at the top face of a storage vessel and by moving the open/close plate interlockingly to fit the storage vessel to the bucket bottom. CONSTITUTION: This lid 16 of a storage vessel is composed of an upper lid 22 provided with a funnel-shaped opening 21 at its center, a lower lid 23 which covers the underside of the upper lid, an open/close plate 24 which opens and closes the opening 21, and a slide member 26 which opens the open/close plate 24 against springs 25. At both sides of the opening 21 of the upper lid 22, grooves which stores the springs 25 are provided, and at the lower peripheral wall of the lower lid 23, a screw which is screwed into the mouth of the storage vessel is threaded. One end of the slide member 26 is in contact with the open/close plate 24, and the other end is in contact with one of the springs 25. A projection piece 27 is provided at the top of the open/close plate 24, and when the projection piece 27 is pushed outward, the open/close plate 24 is moved from the opening 21 of the lid 16, and the opening 21 is opened. When the storage vessel is mounted on the bottom of a bucket, the projection piece 27 is in contact with the lower peripheral wall of the bucket, pulled outward, and opened.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a lid of a storage container used in a beverage manufacturing apparatus for extracting coffee, tea, tea or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as shown in FIG. 9, a beverage manufacturing apparatus is a water boiling tank having a water supply tank 102 at the top of a beverage manufacturing apparatus 101 and a heater 103 arranged in the body.
104, a water supply pipe 105 that connects the water tank 102 and the boiling water tank 104, a bucket-shaped bucket 108 in which raw materials such as coffee powder, tea leaves, and tea leaves are set, and boiling water in the boiling water tank is moved upwards from the bucket. Leading discharge pipe 106
And a storage container 110 below the bucket 8.
Is placed.

The beverage manufacturing apparatus 101 includes a water supply tank 102.
When a predetermined amount of water is supplied to the tank, the water is boiled through the water supply pipe 105 into the tank 104, and the water in the tank 104 is heated by the heater 103. If a predetermined amount of water is further added to the water supply tank in this state, the added water will boil and enter the tank, and at the same time, the previously heated and boiled water will be discharged from the discharge pipe 10.
It is discharged from the upper part of bucket 108 through 6. After the filter paper is laid in the bucket 108, raw materials such as coffee powder, tea leaves, and tea leaves are set. The boiling water discharged from the upper portion of the bucket 108 is mixed with the raw material and dripped as an extract liquid from the bottom surface of the bucket 108. The dropped extract is stored in the storage container 101.

This storage container 110 includes an outer casing 112 surrounding a middle bottle 111, a bottom member 11 connected to the lower end of the outer casing, a shoulder member 115 with a handle 11 connected to the upper end of the outer casing, and a shoulder member. Lid that is detachably attached to the mouth of the middle bottle 111 at the top
It consists of 116 and. The lid 116 of this storage container 110
As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the upper lid 122 having a funnel-shaped opening 121 in the center, and the lower lid 12 surrounding the lower portion of the upper lid 122 and having a threaded portion screwed to the storage container 110 on the outer periphery of the lower lid 12
It consists of 3. The storage container 110 is placed below the bucket 108 of the beverage manufacturing apparatus 101 with the lid body 116 mounted, and the extract from the bottom surface of the bucket 108 is passed through the funnel-shaped opening 121 of the lid body 116 to the middle bottle of the storage container vessel 110. It was stored inside.

[0005]

However, in the lid of this kind of storage container, the extract is smoothly stored in the storage container through the opening of the lid, but on the other hand, dust easily enters and The vicinity of the lid was always kept warm by the extract, and small insects gathered into the storage container through the opening of the lid, which was very unsanitary.
Further, since the opening of the lid communicates with the inner bottle of the storage container, the temperature of the extraction liquid in the storage container is drastically lowered, and there is a disadvantage that the extraction liquid in the storage container does not become a hot drink unless it is reheated. there were.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a lid of a storage container for a beverage manufacturing apparatus which is extremely hygienic and excellent in heat retention.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, in a lid of a storage container for a beverage manufacturing apparatus of the present invention, an opening / closing plate for opening and closing an opening in the center of the lid is provided on the upper surface of the lid. When the extract from the bottom of the bucket is stored in the storage container, the opening / closing plate is opened, and when the storage container is separated from the bottom of the bucket, the opening / closing plate closes the opening. Further, as a specific structure for implementation, the opening / closing plate may be provided with a protruding piece that is moved by the opening / closing plate coming into contact with the outer peripheral wall of the lower portion of the bucket, and opening the opening.
The opening / closing plate may be opened / closed by a spring spring.

[0008]

In the lid of the storage container for a beverage manufacturing apparatus configured as described above, when the lid is attached to the mouth of the storage container,
When the storage container is moved from the outside toward the lower part of the bucket of the beverage manufacturing apparatus, first, the protruding piece of the lid comes into contact with the peripheral wall of the lower part of the bucket, and when the storage container is further pushed in and its mouth moves directly below the bucket, The piece remains on the outer peripheral wall at the bottom of the bucket, and the opening / closing lid is pushed open to open the funnel-shaped opening of the lid, and the extract from the bottom of the bucket can be stored in the storage container through this opening. it can. Further, when the extraction liquid drop from the bottom surface of the bucket is completed, the storage container can be closed and kept warm by pulling out the storage container from the lower portion of the bucket and returning the protruding piece to the original position.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a side view showing a usage state of the present invention particularly used for business purposes, and a beverage manufacturing apparatus 1 is provided with a water supply tank 2 having an upper surface opening at an upper front portion and a water heating tank 4 having a heater 3 at a rear portion. The water heating tank 4 is provided with a water supply pipe 5 that connects the water heating tank 2 and the water heating tank 4.
Is equipped with a discharge pipe 6 for guiding the boiling water below to the water supply tank 2, and a bucket 8 which is detachably inserted under the water supply tank 2 so as to surround the discharge port 7 of the discharge pipe 6, and a space is provided below this bucket. It is provided with a pedestal portion 9.

When the water supply tank 2 is supplied with a predetermined amount of water, the beverage manufacturing apparatus 1 boils water into the tank 4 through the water supply tank 5, and the water in the water tank 4 is heated by the heater 3. If a predetermined amount of water is further added to the water supply tank 2 in this state, the added water will boil and enter the tank 4, and at the same time, the previously heated and boiled water will be discharged from the discharge port 7 above the bucket 8 through the discharge pipe 6. Is ejected. After the filter paper is laid on the bucket 8, raw materials such as coffee powder, tea leaves, and tea leaves are set.

The boiling water discharged from the discharge port 7 at the upper part of the bucket 8 is mixed with the raw material and dripped as an extraction liquid from the bottom surface of the bucket 8. Reference numeral 10 is a storage container for storing the extract liquid dripped from the bottom surface of the bucket 8. The exterior container 12 encloses the inner bottle 11 and the bottom member 13 connected to the lower end of the exterior body.
And a shoulder member 15 with a handle 14 connected to the upper end of the exterior body, and a lid body 16 detachably attached to the mouth of the inside bottle 11 at the upper end of the shoulder member. Reference numeral 17 is a power cord, and 18 is a power switch. 19 is a water supply tank 2
An opening / closing lid for use in the tank, and 20 is a sealing lid for boiling water and sealing the tank 4.

The bucket 8 is provided with a hole (not shown) on the bottom surface for extracting the extraction liquid, and is sandwiched and held while sliding from the front side to the rear side of the beverage manufacturing apparatus 1. The medium bottle 11 of the storage container 10 is a single or vacuum double bottle made of glass or stainless steel. The storage container 10 may be a glass or stainless single bottle with a handle. The lid 16 of the storage container 10 is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 6, an upper lid 22 having a funnel-shaped opening 21 in the center, and a lower lid 23 that covers a lower portion of the upper lid 22,
The opening / closing plate 24 opens and closes the opening, and the slide member 26 opens the opening / closing plate against the spring spring 25.

As shown in FIG. 4, the upper lid 22 is provided with grooves on both sides of the opening 21 for accommodating the spring springs 25. The lower lid 23 has a lower outer peripheral wall engraved with a screw that is screwed into the mouth of the storage container 10. A projection piece 27 is provided on the upper surface of the opening / closing plate 24, and by pressing the projection piece 27 outward, the projection piece 27 is moved from the upper surface of the opening 21 of the lid body 16 to open the opening 21. The opening / closing plate 24 can be moved in the direction of the arrow without being separated from the upper lid by the guide pieces 28, 28 housed inside the upper lid 22.

The spring 25 is housed in the groove of the upper lid. One end of the slide member 26 is in contact with the opening / closing plate 24, and the other end is in contact with the spring spring 25. When the storage container 10 is placed on the lower portion of the bucket 8, the protruding piece 27 of the opening / closing plate 24 abuts on the outer peripheral wall of the lower portion of the bucket 8 so as to be pulled outward. Is provided. The entire height of the storage container 10 is such that, when the storage container 10 is placed on the pedestal portion 9 at the bottom of the bucket 8, the lower outer peripheral wall of the bucket 8 comes into contact with the inside of the protruding piece 27 of the opening / closing plate 24 of the lid. For fine adjustment of height, a thin pedestal may be added to the bottom of the storage container.

FIGS. 7 and 8 show another embodiment of the present invention, in which the upper lid 22 of the lid 16 is provided with a funnel-shaped opening 21 in the center, an opening / closing plate 24 is provided on the upper surface thereof, and a lower portion of the upper lid 22 is provided. Is covered with a lower lid 23. The opening / closing plate 24 is provided with a protruding piece 27 on its upper surface, and is manually moved in the arrow direction to open / close the opening 21.

[0016]

As described above, according to the present invention, an opening / closing plate for opening and closing the opening in the center of the lid is provided on the upper surface of the lid, and the opening / closing plate is opened to store the extract from the bottom surface of the bucket of the storage container. Since the opening and closing plate closes the opening when the container is separated from the bottom of the bucket, dust and insects that approach the opening in a warm atmosphere do not enter the storage container, which is excellent in hygiene. At the same time, since the opening is normally closed by the opening / closing plate, there is an advantage that the temperature drop of the extract in the storage container is prevented and the heat retaining property is excellent.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing a usage state.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a state in which an opening / closing lid of the lid body is closed.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG.

FIG. 5 is a plan view showing a state in which an opening / closing lid of the lid body is opened.

6 is a sectional view taken along line CC of FIG.

FIG. 7 is a plan view showing another embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken along line DD of FIG.

FIG. 9 is a side view showing a conventional usage state.

FIG. 10 is a plan view of a conventional lid body.

11 is a sectional view taken along line EE of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Beverage manufacturing apparatus 2 ... Water supply tank 3 ... Heater 4 ... Water boiling tank 5 ... Water supply pipe 6 ... Discharge pipe 8 ... Bucket 10 ... Storage container 16 ... Lid 21 ... Opening 24 ... Open / close plate 25 ... Spring spring 27 ... Projection piece

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A water supply tank 2 having an opening on the upper surface, a water heating tank 4 having a heater, a water supply pipe 5 connecting the water supply tank and the water heating tank, a bucket 8 in which raw materials are set, and boiling in the water heating tank. A beverage manufacturing device 1 provided with a discharge pipe for guiding water to the upper side of the bucket is provided, a storage container 10 for storing the liquid extracted from the bottom surface of the bucket 8 of the beverage manufacturing device is provided, and the storage container 10 is detachably attached to the mouth of the storage container 10. And a funnel-shaped opening 21 is provided at the center and the liquid extracted from the bottom surface of the bucket 8 is attached to the opening 2
1 is a lid 16 of a storage container for a beverage manufacturing apparatus which stores the liquid in a storage container through an opening 2 on an upper surface of the lid 16.
An opening / closing plate 24 for opening / closing 1 is provided, and the opening / closing plate 24 is opened when the extraction liquid from the bottom surface of the bucket 8 is stored in the storage container 10, and the opening / closing plate 24 is opened when the storage container 10 is separated from the bottom surface of the bucket 8. A lid of a storage container for a beverage manufacturing apparatus, which is characterized in that it is closed. 2. The storage for a beverage manufacturing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the opening / closing plate is provided with a projecting piece 27 for opening the opening 21 at the upper end of the opening / closing plate 24. The lid of the container. 3. The lid of a storage container for a beverage manufacturing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the opening / closing plate 24 is opened / closed by a spring spring 25.