JPH11128080A - Tea maker - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily discharge water from a hot water tank without enlarging a machine body. SOLUTION: A tea dump container 15 for discharging used tea leaves inside a tea filter 10 is arranged in the side part of an extracting part in a main body 1. A drain hose 20 is drawn from the bottom surface of the hot water tank 5 and projects to the deep side upper part of the tea dump container 15 by penetrating the side surface of a partitioning wall 3. A drain valve 21 is mounted on the tip of the drain hose 20 so as to be able to be hung from a bracket 23 disposed on the side surface of the partitioning wall 3. When hot water of the tank 5 is discharged, the drain hose 20 is removed from the bracket 23, the drain valve 21 is opened and throwing-in is executed into the tea dump container 15. Then, the hot water of the tank 5 is discharged into the tea dump container 15 through the drain hose 20.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a tea dispenser, and more particularly to a tea dispenser having an improved structure for draining water from a hot water storage tank.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As an example of a tea dispenser, tea is poured out by discharging hot water from a hot water supply port connected to a hot water storage tank toward a tea strainer containing tea leaves. There is a known type in which a tea strainer is driven in a reverse direction to discharge the tea leaves therein into a tea discarding container, refill the tea leaves after adding new tea leaves, and so on. On the other hand, in such a tea dispenser, it is regularly performed to drain all hot water in the hot water storage tank and replace it in consideration of hygiene and the like. Conventionally, the following two methods have been adopted as typical examples of a method for draining hot water from a hot water storage tank.

[0003]

As shown in FIG. 7, one is to draw out a drain pipe c provided with an on-off valve b from a hot water storage tank a, and to provide a drain tank d at the bottom of the body, as shown in FIG.
By opening the on-off valve b, the water is drained into the drain tank d through the drain pipe c, and the drain tank d is taken out of the machine to discard the drain water. In this method, a space for accommodating the drain tank d is required in the machine body, and there is a drawback that the size of the tea dispenser is increased. The other, as shown in FIG. 8, is to pull out the drainage hose f whose end is closed with a stopper e from the hot water storage tank a, and always draw the drainage hose f like a chain line.
Is stored in the body, and when draining, the drain hose f is taken out of the machine as shown by the solid line, the stopper e is removed, and the water is drained to a bucket g or the like. With this method, not only is there a possibility that the periphery of the machine body will be contaminated with drainage, but it is necessary to prepare a bucket g and the like every time drainage is performed, which is inconvenient. The present invention has been completed based on the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to make it possible to easily drain water from a hot water storage tank without increasing the size of an airframe.

[0004]

As means for achieving the above object, the invention of claim 1 is to discharge hot water from a hot water supply port connected to a hot water storage tank toward a tea strainer containing tea leaves. In a tea dispenser in which tea is poured out and tea leaves in the tea strainer are discharged to a tea waste container, a drain hose is connected to the hot water storage tank, and the drain hose faces the tea waste container. It is characterized in that it is configured to be able to be installed. The invention of claim 2 is characterized in that, in the invention of claim 1, an on-off valve is provided at a tip of the drain hose. The invention of claim 3 is characterized in that, in the invention of claim 1 or claim 2, there is provided a hooking means for hooking the drain hose when not in use.

[0005]

Actions and effects of the present invention

<Invention of claim 1> The drainage water from the hot water storage tank is discharged into the tea waste container via a drainage hose. Since the tea container is also used as a drain tank, there is no need to provide a special space for drainage inside the aircraft, which prevents the aircraft from becoming larger,
And drainage work can be performed easily without polluting the surroundings. <Invention of Claim 2> Drainage can be performed very easily by merely opening the open / close valve with the drain hose facing the tea waste container. <Invention of claim 3> When the drainage hose is not used, it can be hooked and stored at a predetermined position, so that the disposal is good.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. <First Embodiment> A first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. First, the overall structure and functions will be described. In FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, reference numeral 1 denotes a main body of a tea machine, which is formed in a box shape having a front surface and a ceiling surface opened, and provided at four corners of a bottom surface. In addition to being supported by legs 2, a door (not shown) is openably and closably mounted on the front opening, and a ceiling plate is removably mounted on the ceiling surface. A storage space 4 is provided on the right rear side inside the main body 1 by a partition wall 3.
A hot water storage tank 5 for storing hot water with a built-in heater is disposed above the storage space 4.

[0007] A tea leaf storage tank 7 capable of supplying a predetermined amount of tea leaves is provided at an upper position on the front surface of the partition wall 3, and a tea filter 10 is provided immediately below the supply port 8. On the further lower position of the tea strainer 10, a mounting portion 1 on which the container A is mounted.
1 is set. A hot water supply pipe 12 provided with an electromagnetic valve (not shown) is drawn out of the hot water storage tank 5 and protrudes from the front surface of the partition wall 3.
3 is provided facing the tea strainer 10. The tea strainer 10 is reversible to the left in FIG. 1, and a box-shaped tea disposal container 15 having an open top is provided on the left side of the mounting portion 11.

That is, when the tea strainer 10 containing tea leaves is at the solid line position in FIG. 1 and the solenoid valve of the hot water supply pipe 12 is opened, hot water is discharged from the hot water supply port 13 and passes through the tea leaves in the tea strainer 10. Then, tea is generated and poured into the container A. When a predetermined number of teas are dispensed, the tea strainer 10 is inverted to the dashed line position in FIG. 1 and the tea leaves are discharged into the tea discarding container 15 and then returned to the solid line position and new tea leaves from the tea leaf storage tank 7 are discharged. By being supplied to the tea strainer 10, the pouring of tea is restarted.

A drain hose 20 is drawn out from the bottom of the hot water storage tank 5, and the tip of the drain hose 20 is
And protrudes to the far side of the installation position of the tea waste container 15. At the tip of the drain hose 20, a rotary opening / closing type drain valve 21 is mounted. As shown in FIG. 2, a bracket 23 is attached to the side surface of the partition wall 3 so that the drain valve 21 of the drain hose 20 can be hooked. Drain valve 21 to bracket 23
, The drain hose 20 can be accommodated in the upper part on the back side of the installation position of the tea waste container 15 with the tip facing upward.

Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described. The drain hose 20 is normally hooked on the bracket 23 with the drain valve 21 closed, and is housed in the state shown by the solid line in FIG. 2 and the chain line in FIG. During this time, tea is poured out sequentially while the tea leaves are appropriately replaced in the manner already described. When draining the hot water from the hot water storage tank 5, first open the front door, and then remove the drain hose 20 from the bracket 23. Then, as shown in a solid line in FIG.
The drainage in the hot water storage tank 5 is discharged into the tea waste container 15 through the drainage hose 20. When the drainage is completed, the drain hose 20 is pulled up from the tea container 15 and the drain valve 2 is discharged.
1 is closed, and is again hung on the bracket 23 and accommodated. Thereafter, the tea discarding container 15 is taken out of the machine with the handle 16 and the stored wastewater is discarded together with the tea garbage in an appropriate water place.

As described above, according to the present embodiment,
A number of advantages can be obtained, such as: Since the hot water in the hot water storage tank 5 can be drained into the tea waste container 15, that is, the tea waste container 15 is also used as a drainage tank,
There is no need to provide a storage space for the drainage tank, and the tea dispenser itself can be made compact. Moreover, it is not necessary for the user to separately prepare a drainage tank,
There is no need to secure a place for it. Drain valve 21
Can be drained simply by opening it into the tea waste container 15 and opening it, so that the operation is extremely simple, and since it can be drained inside the machine, the area around the tea machine, for example, on an installation table, on the floor, No need to worry about getting carpets wet and dirty. Further, since the tea disposal container 15 also serving as a drainage tank is formed in a shape with a large opening on the upper surface, it is easy to clean to remove tea astringency or the like.

Further, since the drain hose 20 need only be pulled out to the back of the tea container 15 within the machine for a short distance, a short hose is sufficient, which can contribute to resource saving and space saving. Occasionally, if the drain valve 21 is hooked on the bracket 23, the drain valve 21 can be housed in a fixed posture, so that the disposal is good.

<Second Embodiment> FIGS. 4 to 6 show a second embodiment of the present invention. In the second embodiment, an example in which the drain cock 31 is provided at the tip of the drain hose 20 is shown, and another hooking structure is also shown. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the drain cock 31 includes a main body 32 having a substantially rectangular cylindrical shape into which the drain hose 20 is inserted.
A substantially L-shaped cock 35 provided with a pressing portion 36 at one end and an operating portion 37 at the other end is provided rotatably by a shaft 38 near an opening 33 formed on one surface thereof. Then, as shown by the solid line in FIG. 5, the drainage hose 20 is opened by rotating the cock 35 in a direction perpendicular to the drainage hose 20 by the operation unit 37, while the operation unit 37 is pressed to push the cock 35 Is rotated as shown by the chain line in the same figure, the drainage hose 20 is closed by the pressing portion 36 being flattened by the pressing portion 36 so as to bring the opposing inner surfaces into close contact with each other. . On the other hand, a bracket 41 provided with the insertion piece 42 facing upward is attached to the side wall 40 of the installation space of the tea waste container 15.

Then, the cock 35 is always closed and the main body 3 of the drain cock 31 is closed as shown in FIG.
Insert 42 of bracket 41 between drain pipe 2 and drain hose 20
, So that the drain hose 20 is hooked in an upward posture. When draining the hot water from the hot water storage tank 5, the drain cock 31 may be removed from the bracket 41, and the cock 35 may be opened and put into the tea waste container 15. Since the drain cock 31 can be opened and closed with one touch, the usability is good. Note that the present invention is not limited to the embodiment described with reference to the above description and drawings, and can be implemented with various modifications without departing from the scope of the invention.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tea dispenser according to a first embodiment of the present invention with a door and a top plate removed.

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof.

FIG. 3 is a partial front view showing a state where drainage is being performed.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a drain cock according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing the opening / closing operation.

FIG. 6 is a partially cutaway front view showing a state where a drain hose is hooked.

FIG. 7 is a schematic front view of a conventional example.

FIG. 8 is a schematic front view of another conventional example.

[Description of Signs] 1 ... Main body 3 ... Partition wall 5 ... Hot water storage tank 10 ... Tea strainer
13: Hot water supply 15: Tea container 20: Drain hose
21 ... drain valve 23 ... bracket 31 ... drain cock 41 ... bracket

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. The tea is poured out by discharging hot water from a hot water supply port connected to a hot water storage tank toward a tea strainer containing tea leaves, so that tea leaves in the tea strainer are discharged to a tea discarding container. A tea dispenser, wherein a drain hose is connected to the hot water storage tank, and the drain hose is arranged so as to be able to face the tea waste container. 2. The tea machine according to claim 1, wherein an on-off valve is provided at a tip of the drain hose. 3. The tea dispenser according to claim 1, further comprising a hooking means for hooking the drain hose when not in use.